PathHarvard University
38.9 applicants for every seat, up from 20.8 in 2000.
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Applicants per seat
38.9 applicants per seat in 2025 (20.8 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
3.7% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 4.7% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.94 in 2025, up from 3.64 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 99% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Harvard costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees: $395,065. That ranks #35 most expensive of 69 schools. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $73,874 | $11,011 |
| 2nd | $73,874 | $36,032 |
| 3rd | $73,874 | $27,458 |
| 4th | $73,874 | $25,068 |
| Total | $395,065 | incl. fees |
3% of the 2025-26 first-year class are Massachusetts residents.
First-year tuition and fees
Cost is up 41% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Who's in the class
35 first-year students: 71.4% women (all U.S. schools: 59.5%). The largest groups are Asian (48.6%) and White (25.7%).
Women in the class
Share of first-year students who are women, 2000–2025.
How the mix has changed
Share of first-year students who are White, Asian, Hispanic or Black. Hover a year for counts.
Where Harvard's students come from
326 matriculants from 41 states and territories. 11% were Massachusetts residents.
- California3510.7%
- Massachusetts3510.7%
- New York309.2%
- Florida298.9%
- New Jersey226.7%
- Texas175.2%